Napoli and Union Berlin fans on
Wednesday clashed again near the Diego Armando Maradona Stadium
in Naples ahead of the 18:45 kick-off of their Champions League
match.
The two sets of fans confronted each other and the police
intervened.
On Tuesday night 11 German nationals were arrested in Naples as
they clashed with police and rioted in the southern city.
Ten of the fans were arrested in central Naples, where a large
group of German supporters smashed up cars and a shop and
attacked police with stones, metal bars, clubs and firecrackers.
Another German fan was arrested by police in the Secondigliano
district for causing bodily harm and violence against a public
official and resisting arrest.
Naples Police Chief Maurizio Agricola said the German fans had
deliberated engaged in the clashes with police.
"The aim of the German ultras was to try and clash with the
Napoli fans," Agricola said.
"That would have led to urban warfare, but the preventative work
of the police stopped them coming into contact".
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